2009 Mahuron Education Grants

Old
Fashion Family Fun Night – Encourage families of
students to find a few extra minutes once a month to
have an old fashion family game night.

$325.00

Leah Starrett

EWES

3

Literature
Circle Fun! – Students will have individualized
reading tubs for “Stone Fox”. Students
will be given a choice to complete their own hands-on
project that relates to the book. Trade-books,
teacher guide, tubs, and DVD will be purchased.

$263.00

Jenisa Collier

BSLE

K

Listening
Library – Students will choose a book and portable
CD player to listen to a book on CD.

$284.94

Melinda Hypes

SMS

6-8

Butterflies – Students
in a self-contained classroom will observe the metamorphosis
of a butterfly for three to four weeks in the spring.

$117.94

Kevin Keltner

EWHS

9-12

Foldables
Tables – Provide students with the materials needed
to complete hands on learning projects. The foldables
help students to organize and learn concepts by providing
them kinesthetic manipulatives.

Making
Presentations Come Alive – Create short videos
to explain usually boring material in a new and interactive
fashion and encourage students to appreciate history.

$280.93

Darrell Myers

WWHS

11-12

Media
Production/Webcasting Project – put students to
work in a “real world” broadcasting scenario
using 21st century technology.

$290.85

Shari Dalton

EWES

K-4

Picture
This – capture positive life skills being demonstrated
in the school for print in school and classroom newsletters
and bulletin boards.

$350.00

Pam Scales

EWES

4

LEGO
Learning - Lego Learning – students will build
a robot using Legos, then they will use the Lego Mindstorms
software to program their robots to perform various tasks. Students
will use problem solving skills and a lot of imagination
to operate their robots.

$345.00

RoseAnn Callahan

EWES

4

LEGO
Learning - Lego Learning – students will build
a robot using Legos, then they will use the Lego Mindstorms
software to program their robots to perform various tasks. Students
will use problem solving skills and a lot of imagination
to operate their robots.